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W. H. DAVEY & H. FABIAN. IRONING MACHINE.

No. 291,035. Patented Jan. 1, 1884.

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DAVEY AND HENRY I l. UNITED-[STATES PATENT OFFIC FABIAN, or LONDON, ENGLAND.

IRONINGi-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,025, dated January 1, 1884.

Application filed January 30, 188'].

revolving cylinder, either made of wood or any suitable material, having a covering of soft fabric on which werapply the material to be ironed, finished, or hot-pressed. To this cylinder we adapt an iron or a metal ironing-bed, hollowed on the underside to suit the cylinder, and heated by steam, gas, or charcoal, or otherwise, to be moved forward and backward in the direction of the length of the cylinder;

each receive their motion through suitable gearing, and may either be actuated simultaneously or separately. To the iron we apply pressure, when so desired, either by a"foottreadle or other means, and in order to bring up the beads or cords of collars or cuffs we may form a suitable groove or suitable grooves on the under surface of the glossing-iron to suit the beads or cords of various-shaped collars or cuffs. We drive the machine either by. hand or by power, and an arrangement by which we can vary the stroke of the iron as well as its position on the cylinder may be provided. As a safeguard against the scorching of the ironing-fabric on the cylinder when the iron is resting the iron is arranged to lift off the cylinder, in which case a frame is provided as a temporary support for the iron.

In order to enable our invention to be better understood, we will proceed to describe the same by reference to the accompanying draw ings, in which."

Figure 1 shows a front elevation of a ma- No model.) Patented in England May 20. 1881. No. 2,208; in Fr tmce January 25, 1883, No.

153,320, and in Germany January 28, 1883, No. 23,361.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation, showis an enlarged view,section, sh owing the groove or grooves in the face of the iron.

Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts.

a is the revolving cylinder, fixed on a shaft, 1), turning in the bearings c c. has at one end the worm-wheel d, which is driven by the worm c on the worm-shaft f, driven by the fast and loose pulleys g, or it may be driven by hand.

The shaft b h is the iron or metal ironing-bed, the under surface of which is hollowed to correspond with the cylinder a. To the said iron-0r ironing-bed is j ointed the rod j carrying the eccentrio 7c, the said eccentric being driven by the toothed gearing Z Z Z from the worm-shaft f,

whereby a reciprocating motion is impart-ed to the iron h backward and forward along the cylinder a. When it is not required to impart a reciprocating motion to the iron the clutch m is put out of gear by its lever a, and

the iron will then remain stationary while the cylinder revolves.

0 is the striking-lever for the driving-strap. The necessary pressure is obtained by the weight of the iron, and to relieve the pressure 8 5 when required, we'provide the treadle 2, connected by the levers q, r, s, and t to the rising and falling frame a. The said frame is for carrying the iron when the pressure is relieved and for guiding the same by means of the rollers 12 c o v on the iron. 'The iron instead of being placed on the top of the cylinder, as hereinbefore described, maybe placed in any other suitable position thereon. In

some cases, more particularly for gas-heated 5 machines, the treadle is employed for pressing the iron against the cylinder, in which case the iron, by any suitable arrangement is made to lift automatically when the treadle is relieved from pressure.

2. In combination with the cylinder at, ironing-bed h, and the described means for actuating them and for arresting the motion of the bed, as desired, the treadle 1), its connections q, r, s, and t, and the rising and falling frame 'Il, the combination being and operating as and for the purposes set forth.

V. H. DAVEY. HENRY FABIAN.

\Vitnesses:

G. F. REDFERN, A. ALBUIT. 

